Collection Summary
Missouri has a total of 34,819 valid, non-duplicated collections representing 119 species and 11,211 localities. There are a total of 2,070 collectors and 7,065 collection dates for the state. This results in a total of 10,290 expeditions for the state, a measure of unique date / collector(s) combinations. The state's earliest collection year is 1856 and its most recent collection year is 2025. The earliest and latest collection dates (independent of earliest and most recent collection years) are January 2 and December 31, respectively.
Collection Summary by Species
Notes
1 This species is not native to Missouri. Thus far, non-native reptiles in Missouri have only been found in urban areas and do not appear to constitute a threat to our native herpetofauna. This is not the case everywhere and non-native species that become invasive are considered by many biologists to be a major threat, second only to habitat loss, to our native species. Care should be taken to prevent the spread of this and all non-native species. Furthermore, it is illegal to release non-native species into the environment.